New photos and video clips have been shared of Ace. It’ll soon be time for his rabies shot and the count down to coming over.
I think Ace is going to love it over here.
The shed is gone. Now just have to get the contents to the council dump. Then extend the fence.
Once that’s done I need some top soil and meadow seed to give the little monsters some grass to chill on.
I’m hoping by the middle of May the vision will be complete.
Oh and I’ll close with the two video clips.
Yesterday I mentioned I was outside with the little monsters letting them enjoy the spring sun.
However I forgot or was too lazy to include photos.
So below are the photos I could have included.
Instead of several posts I decided to just do one big post instead.
I start off with a morning brew using my trusty Trangia burner, triangle stand, and kettle.
I’ve been using these paper pour over filters to make the coffee. They work better with deeper cups. I think they’d also work with loose tea. But not sure how well.
After walking the little monsters I decided to shake things up and make porridge on my Trangia setup using a BCB canteen cup. I used one of my over night oats packs I made for camping. I finished off the oats with some golden syrup (a little packet liberated from the breakfast bar at a premier inn).
Then this morning I decided to finally fire up my SEROTONIN Firefly Mini Stove with the Firefly Easy Pot Stand. It’s been sitting unused for months since getting it.
I used a BCB canteen cup with a third party metal lid.
I did see some of that gasification burn taking place. Which is always cool.
I like the little “table” for protecting the ground underneath and for collecting any hot ash. It’s the reason I went with this model over the Alpkit version of the earlier model. Plus the pot stand is nice.
I used slightly less wood than I did with the Firebox 5” stove to get a boil.
And finally I’m going to finish with some photos of the little monsters.
It’s been fun sitting outside with them, allowing them to enjoy the good weather.
This is technically both an Ace update and a Diogo update.
But primarily it’s to share a couple of recent videos of Ace.
The I spoil you with one of the most brutal videos you will ever see. Forget the Dare Devil corridor fight scene, John Wick, or the bus fight from Nobody. They look like kids fighting with foam weapons compared to what you are about to watch.
For your viewing pleasure I managed to capture two duelling Jedi, it’s brutal to watch. You have been warned.
Monday saw Diogo and myself have our first session with the dog trainer.
It was an hour long session at home where we worked on Diogos barking in excitement at going on a walk.
This session saw us getting through a pack of dog treats. It wasn’t only Diogo getting the treat as part of his training. Every time Diogo got something Dolly was also there expecting, nay demanding she had one to. Once he cottoned on to what was happening Loki also wanted in on the action.
Diogo did really well. Although it did tire him.
Our next session is in just over a couple of weeks and will be in a local paddock where we will work on Diogo’s reaction to other dogs while on the lead.
Obviously in the meantime Diogo has homework of about 15 minutes a day going over what we practiced in the session. Plus I’m using the stuff getting ready for our walks.
Things are improving.
Yesterday we got some photos of Ace being non too fussed about a care package for him.
To be fair from his point of view it’s not the most exciting thing to receive. I think we all know the sort of things that would make Ace happy. There will be plenty of time once he gets over here for him to enjoy that sort of stuff.
The photos also came with the following update.
“Hello Kate. Yesterday we picked up the things that was sent for Ace. I’m happy to see Aces progress in his recovery. Friday he was in therapy and the doctor said he looks better as well. And he must return to therapy in 15days.”
I’m going to finish the post with a photo of Loki on my lap.
I thought I’d start this post with the latest photos of Ace at a recent vets appointment.
I’ve also update the previous post with a new photo of his paw healing. That post will be the one stop place documenting his recovery.
Yesterday was another lovely warm spring day.
So I used my Firebox Nano with the Trangia burner to make a cuppa of British Army tea. This was the ideal opportunity to try out the brand new Firebox titanium box pot.
I don’t remember seeing pots this shape before. It kinda works. Pouring water is much easier using one of the corners. There is even an oven stone for it. But I’m sure I’ll talk more about this in a future post along with the 5” Firebox stove that came with it in the post.
Naturally I like to give the little monsters the chance to chill in the “garden” and enjoy being outside.
So I dug out my camp chair and sat outside with them. Tarp hat on of course to protect me from the harsh sun.
There was an overnight update on Ace.
From the photos shared his paw looks to be healing nicely.
So for this post I’ve collected the photos of the paw that have been shared so far.
They show the paw healing.
However there is still a ways to go.
Looking at the progress over about a month the difference is amazing. I’m hoping the healing continues at this rate.
WARNING! these pictures are not easy to look at
Naturally I can’t wait for the healing to get to a point where we can start the process of bringing him over to his forever home with us.
I’m starting to think we won’t have Ace with us now until the end of the Summer, early Autumn.
UPDATE: 20/3/26
Last night another photo was shared with us showing Ace’s leg healing nicely.
Hopefully this saga will be over soon and we can focus on getting him over to his forever home.
UPDATE: 30/3/26
Literally hot off the press so to speak are these amazing photos below showing just how well the healing process is going on Ace’s paw.
UPDATE: 29/4/26
Wow the recovery is almost done. How the paw looks now is incredible.
Ace will be ready for his rabies shot any day now hopefully.
UPDATE: 9/5/26
Yesterday Ace had a checkup with the vet on his paw. There were no photos of the paw. However we were sent two photos of the x-rays that were taken showing what looks like pins that were put in to correct it.
UPDATE 17/6/26
This evening I received two new photos of how well Ace’s paw is recovering.
It should be pointed out that Ace had his rabies shot about a month ago now, and yesterday was at the vets for one of the scheduled visits to do with coming over. My estimate for his arrival is end of October, start of November at the earliest.
The foster family bought Ace a new bed. So they shared some new photos of Ace in his new bed (see below).
I’m in two minds about sharing the latest raw photos of Ace’s paw without the bandage. They are not pretty to look at.
But it’s really nice that his foster family, and the rescue home are keeping those of us in the UK up to date with his progress.
Here is the latest update on Ace.
It would appear that Ace is with what I think can best be described as a foster home while he recovers.
Anyway this is the latest:
“The girl spent all day yesterday buying the antibiotics, the other medicines, and the medicated and adhesive bandages to do the daily dressings.
On Saturday he will have to return to the veterinarian for his checkup. The doctor wants to see how Aces is progressing with his paw. He is very loving, like any young dog, and very playful. Tomorrow the girl who takes care of him will also go buy his bed, blankets, and more bandages to continue with his daily wound care.”
